Abstract The aim of this study is to unveil English learners’ beliefs and emotions regarding the English language education received in Catalan schools. For that purpose, data from 5 focus groups with 31 university students have been analysed through a combination of MCA and small stories analysis. The findings reveal that the participants are dissatisfied with the English language education provided, and they believe that the teachers and/or the system are to blame for their (low) level of English. In the main story analysed, boredom, demotivation, irritation and frustration are emotions attached to English learning in high school, which are also present in most of our subjects’ small stories; it is the repetition (iterativity) of small stories, beliefs and emotions across participants that leads us to the detection of a discourse of victimhood, by which students identify themselves as the victims of their English teachers and/or the education system.

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在加泰罗尼亚学习英语

摘要 本研究旨在揭示英语学习者对加泰罗尼亚学校接受的英语语言教育的信念和情感。为此，通过 MCA 和小故事分析的结合，对来自 31 名大学生的 5 个焦点小组的数据进行了分析。调查结果显示，参与者对所提供的英语语言教育不满意，他们认为教师和/或系统应该为他们的（低）英语水平负责。在分析的主要故事中，无聊、沮丧、恼怒和沮丧是高中英语学习所伴随的情绪，这些情绪也出现在我们大多数科目的小故事中；正是参与者之间的小故事、信念和情感的重复（迭代）导致我们发现受害者的话语，